Comments on: Share your worst airline or flying experience http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/04/06/share-your-worst-airline-or-flying-experience/ - Discussions on travel consumer issues Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Savannah http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/04/06/share-your-worst-airline-or-flying-experience/#comment-147258 Savannah Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:37:18 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3599#comment-147258 When I go to Aruba there is no straight through flight and it usually takes a day to get there. One time I got stuck in once city because of weather and the engine which pushed our flight back. Because of that my transfer flight left without me so I had to stay in a hotel (that had roaches;flying) for 5 hours then go back to the airport to try to catch an early flight. I could not get on the first one because it was booked. I just wanted to shower by the time I reached home. It was one of the worst airport experiences ever. When I go to Aruba there is no straight through flight and it usually takes a day to get there. One time I got stuck in once city because of weather and the engine which pushed our flight back. Because of that my transfer flight left without me so I had to stay in a hotel (that had roaches;flying) for 5 hours then go back to the airport to try to catch an early flight. I could not get on the first one because it was booked. I just wanted to shower by the time I reached home. It was one of the worst airport experiences ever.

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]]> By: Crystle http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/04/06/share-your-worst-airline-or-flying-experience/#comment-145821 Crystle Fri, 15 May 2009 09:03:00 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3599#comment-145821 I recently flew a short flight within the Middle East and was struck with food poisoning the night before we were due to fly home. There was a 4 hour drive to the airport with one toilet stop and limited toilets in the small airport. We flew in a small plane (seat configuration was 2-2) and experienced the worst turbulence in my short history of international travel!. There were no sickness bags!! Luckily, my overdose of anti-vomiting and anti-diarrhoeal medication had paid off!! I recently flew a short flight within the Middle East and was struck with food poisoning the night before we were due to fly home. There was a 4 hour drive to the airport with one toilet stop and limited toilets in the small airport. We flew in a small plane (seat configuration was 2-2) and experienced the worst turbulence in my short history of international travel!. There were no sickness bags!! Luckily, my overdose of anti-vomiting and anti-diarrhoeal medication had paid off!!

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/04/06/share-your-worst-airline-or-flying-experience/#comment-142697 Darren Cronian Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:08:30 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3599#comment-142697 @ Kathie Yikes! That must have been an awful experience, and I am glad it ended okay. Thanks for sharing your experience. @ Kathie

Yikes! That must have been an awful experience, and I am glad it ended okay. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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]]> By: Kathie Grucz http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/04/06/share-your-worst-airline-or-flying-experience/#comment-142652 Kathie Grucz Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:34:19 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3599#comment-142652 They lost my son! Just after Northwest started their child escort service for children travelling alone, I signed up and paid a fee to have one of their escorts meet his incoming flight. After the one hour layover the escort was supposed to see him to his connecting flight. They also gave them a tour of the cockpit, let them meet the captain and gave them a "wings pin" as a travel gift. He was on his way to the same summer camp he had been to the year before. When he arrived at the connecting airport they let him call me to let me know that he had arrived. I talked with the escort as well. A short time later she called me back to tell me that the designated driver who was to pick him up and take him to camp had actually come to their airport to pick him up. I questioned them about the change, and they said they had ID'd the driver and wanted to know if it was OK to release him. They put the driver on the phone, a nice older gentleman who said he had been doing these airport pickups for years. The escort turned over my son with his luggage to the driver. As soon as I hung up, I had a sick feeling in my stomach and I called the Camp to ask if they had a driver by that name. They did not! After hours of calling back and forth, it turned out that the driver was there to pick up another boy about the same age who flew up from Florida. When I called back they put him on the phone with me and I realized that they must have switched the boys by mistake. A quick call to the "other" camp confirmed the driver was legit and they paged him to bring my son back to the airport. It ended well, but those hours when I did not know what ws happening were the scariest that I think I have ever been through. The airline reimbursed the cost of his ticket. They lost my son! Just after Northwest started their child escort service for children travelling alone, I signed up and paid a fee to have one of their escorts meet his incoming flight. After the one hour layover the escort was supposed to see him to his connecting flight. They also gave them a tour of the cockpit, let them meet the captain and gave them a “wings pin” as a travel gift. He was on his way to the same summer camp he had been to the year before.

When he arrived at the connecting airport they let him call me to let me know that he had arrived. I talked with the escort as well. A short time later she called me back to tell me that the designated driver who was to pick him up and take him to camp had actually come to their airport to pick him up. I questioned them about the change, and they said they had ID’d the driver and wanted to know if it was OK to release him. They put the driver on the phone, a nice older gentleman who said he had been doing these airport pickups for years. The escort turned over my son with his luggage to the driver.

As soon as I hung up, I had a sick feeling in my stomach and I called the Camp to ask if they had a driver by that name. They did not! After hours of calling back and forth, it turned out that the driver was there to pick up another boy about the same age who flew up from Florida. When I called back they put him on the phone with me and I realized that they must have switched the boys by mistake. A quick call to the “other” camp confirmed the driver was legit and they paged him to bring my son back to the airport. It ended well, but those hours when I did not know what ws happening were the scariest that I think I have ever been through. The airline reimbursed the cost of his ticket.

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]]> By: Sam Jones http://www.travel-rants.com/2009/04/06/share-your-worst-airline-or-flying-experience/#comment-142371 Sam Jones Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:13:22 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=3599#comment-142371 Nick My wife had the same experience being nice to the person behind the desk. Sometimes it does pay to be nice. As for more room, if you're flying in the States try JetBlue. Comfortable leather seating, plenty of leg room, tv at every seat, and actual hospitality. Only problem is, limited destinations - but they're working on that. Nick
My wife had the same experience being nice to the person behind the desk. Sometimes it does pay to be nice.
As for more room, if you’re flying in the States try JetBlue. Comfortable leather seating, plenty of leg room, tv at every seat, and actual hospitality. Only problem is, limited destinations – but they’re working on that.

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